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Joann Gonchar, FAIA

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

Joann Gonchar, FAIA, LEED AP, is deputy editor at Architectural Record. She joined RECORD in 2006, after working for eight years at its sister publication, Engineering News-Record. Before starting her career as a journalist, Joann worked for several architecture firms and spent three years in Kobe, Japan, with the firm Team Zoo, Atelier Iruka. She earned a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University. She is licensed to practice architecture in New York State.

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RECORD Hosts 19th Innovation Conference

Record Hosts 2017 Innovation Conference in San Francisco

Beth Broome
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
June 29, 2017
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On June 7, 2017, architects and others gathered at San Francisco’s Mission Bay Conference Center for Architectural Record’s 19th Innovation Conference, the fourth held on the West Coast.


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Bar House

Bar House by Audrey Matlock Architect

East Hampton, New York
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
June 1, 2017
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An architect shapes both structure and landscape to create a meticulously detailed but informal weekend house in East Hampton, New York.


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Mass MOCA

The Contemporary Arts Center, MASS MoCA, Expands Within Its Historic Campus

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
May 26, 2017
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Bruner/Cott creates a new home for installations by James Turrell, Laurie Anderson, Jenny Holzer, and others in North Adams, Massachusetts.
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56 Leonard Street

56 Leonard Street by Herzog & de Meuron

New York City
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
May 1, 2017
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A New York residential tower presents a new take on the city’s classic skyscrapers.


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Philadelphia Museum of Art Gehry

Frank Gehry Breaks Ground on Renovation of Philadelphia Museum of Art

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
April 4, 2017
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Can it match Bilbao? “Hell yes,” the architect says.


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Transbay Transit Center

Transbay Transit Center by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

San Francisco
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
April 1, 2017
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With a billowing, veil-like facade and generous skylights, a large new transportation hub in San Francisco will replace a shabby station from the 1930s.


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Second Avenue Subway

Second Avenue Subway by AECOM / ARUP

New York City
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
April 1, 2017
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Nearly 90 years after it was first proposed, a 2-mile stretch of subway connects Manhattan’s Upper East Side to Midtown.


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Second Avenue Subway

Design of the Public Realm: Transportation

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
April 1, 2017
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New transit centers demonstrate that there is more to urban mobility than merely getting from point A to point B.


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Continuing Education: Water Conservation

Continuing Education: Water Conservation

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
March 1, 2017
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Forward-thinking project teams regard water as a precious resource.


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Modern Reboot

Four Midcentury Landmarks Get a New Lease on Life

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
February 1, 2017
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Renovations of the Hall of Science in Queens, New York; the Richards Medical Research Laboratories at the University of Pennsylvania; the Greeley Memorial Laboratory at Yale; and the Manton Research Center at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.


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